Hey all,

I want to get a supplemental block heating system for my CRD. Something that will do well at maybe -10* f. The built in heater does OK, but doesn't seem that efficient.

I've been looking at these two:
http://proheatproducts.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=0&products_id=3&zenid=8f968571fe6eb612c3f42a23f5ba44a0
and
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200339137_200339137

Do you guys have any input on these two. The proheat stuff looks cleaner to install and I'm leaning that way. But are there more benifits to the coolant pump?

Thanks!

I would go with the coolant because you will also get heat right away. Not wait for heat to defrost the windows.

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05 liberty Sport Black CRD,GDE trans tune, Stant 13519 thermostat , Samco Hoses, Weathertech mats, segr, K &N filter ,2nd gen fuel head, 2.5 inches lift, JBA A-arms, Roof rack,
99 Camaro Silver LS1 heads, loud mouth, fast as hell and just as fun!!!
It was stock when I got it but now It's mine!!
You only love it if you change it!!

I would go with the pad heater, easier to install and more efficient.

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2005 Liberty Sport CRD

GDE HOT Tune
GDE TCM
EH Mod
Euro T.C.
3" straight exhaust w/cat delete
Cone air filter
Ome lift springs
Bilstein shocks & struts

Lol, awesome.

I think I'll get the pad. I'd rather not have to worry about moving parts or cutting into my coolant lines and worrying about leaks.

Thanks for the feedback guys.

. . .Shawn

The 250W pad is kinda lame. I know - I have one. It gets the oil decently warm after a few hours, but you have absolutely no heat from the vents like you do with the stock block heater.

As for being more efficient, it's actually less efficient. Low power use does not equal more efficiency. After all half the pad is touching the oil pan, so the other half of the heat goes to the air. If you really want a good heater, go with the coolant circulating type.

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05CRD: GDE Hot ECU & TCM tunes, Provent, Cat filter, Facet lift pump, TransGo kit, Florida TC, Samcos, stainless brake lines, HDS thermostat, Renegade light bar,
RL super sliders, Bilstein adjustables, Al's Gen 4.5 Arms, 235/85-16 Duratracs, DTT rear, Elocker front, EVIC+TPMS, Turbo timer, McNally pillar gauges, Weeks Stage II kit.

Are you using this heater to augment the factory block heater, or as the only block heater? The pad heater is what I use as a secondary heater. Works excellent with block heater. Can't comment on it as the sole block heater.

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2005 Liberty Sport CRD

GDE HOT Tune
GDE TCM
EH Mod
Euro T.C.
3" straight exhaust w/cat delete
Cone air filter
Ome lift springs
Bilstein shocks & struts

Using it to augment, but was using it alone when my block heater cord broke up in the engine bay. As an oil heater it works fine. But that's about all it heats. Not as effective alone as the factory heater for getting heat in the cabin sooner. Bear in mind the factory heater is 400W and it's all going into the block.

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05CRD: GDE Hot ECU & TCM tunes, Provent, Cat filter, Facet lift pump, TransGo kit, Florida TC, Samcos, stainless brake lines, HDS thermostat, Renegade light bar,
RL super sliders, Bilstein adjustables, Al's Gen 4.5 Arms, 235/85-16 Duratracs, DTT rear, Elocker front, EVIC+TPMS, Turbo timer, McNally pillar gauges, Weeks Stage II kit.

A 400W in block heater is plenty. My old Perkins 354T that I traded in on my Liberty only had a 400W block heater and it would start like it was 60F at -20F as long as I remembered to plug it in.
One thing that will help starting is a good Battery.
Since I need to start at -15F when I park at the airport, I pulled my Optima Red Top (replaced under Warranty three years in a row) and put in a Sears Platinum with 880 CCA.

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2006 Pearl Green CRD
Magnaflow 2 1/2" Cat Back
KJ Extra Leg Room Brackets, Carter Lift Pump, V6 Airbox, ORM
Fuel cooler, Oil Separator, Progard 7
Gauges EGT Boost Trans Temp Oil Pres, Michelin LXT AT2 245 70 R16
7,000# Draw Tight hitch, PML EX Deep Trans Pan
Centrifuge, SunCoast, Transgo, RAM TCM, InMotion Stage 2
Wife's 99 TDI VW Beetle

I know my block heater is working, the coolant temp gauge (24*f) was just moved a little but I didn't have any heat! It l definitely heats up faster and was plugged in all night. I wonder if added heater would help it heat up faster yet. Most likely not worth the extra energy it would use.

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-05 Dark Khaki Limited CRD. GDE ECO tune. In-tank lift pump, Transgo doo doo kit, B&M trans cooler, replaced trans solenoid pack and filters, Newer Michelin tires, Timing belt with all related parts replaced at 110,000miles.